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Humanists UK has welcomed the announcement of a Private Members’ Bill which would disestablish the Church of England and separate church and state. Currently the Church of England is the official state religion of England, and the monarch is both the head of state and the head of the Church of England. The practice of… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has met key members of North Wales Police Crime Commission and the firearms licensing department to address concerns following a recent meeting of the North Wales Police and Crime Panel. During the meeting, in September, it was suggested that people should have a firearms licence for each gun they… Read more »
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A new survey from the Voluntary Euthanasia Society (VES) claims shows that 56 per cent of British doctors would support the legalisation of assisted dying under stringent safeguards. Today’s survey suggests that 27 per cent of doctors have been asked by a patient to assist in suicide or voluntary euthanasia, and 45 per cent believe… Read more »
At Thursday’s weekly meeting, Cabinet Ministers are expected to be presented with the army’s report into the practicality of redeploying UK troops within Iraq. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon this week announced that the US military had requested that British troops replace American forces in certain parts of Iraq, allowing the Americans to be deployed on… Read more »
